SDL_GetCameraName(3)

✨ SDL_GetCameraName ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the SDL_GetCameraName(3) page, part of the SDL3 functions lineup 💖 this one is short and sweet and it's literally just "hey what's this camera called" energy. no cap.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

SDL_GetCameraName — get the human-readable device name for a camera. like, the cute little label the device gives itself. it's giving "Hi, I'm a webcam" 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

#include <SDL3/SDL_camera.h>

const char * SDL_GetCameraName(SDL_CameraID instance_id);

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💅 FUNCTION PARAMETERS 💅

• instance_id — the camera device instance ID. that's the number that tells SDL which camera you're asking about, so don't just make one up, use a real one you got from SDL, iykyk 👑

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⭐ RETURN VALUE ⭐

Returns a human-readable device name, or NULL on failure 😭 if you get NULL, call SDL_GetError() for more information. she will tell you what went wrong, fr fr.

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🧚 THREAD SAFETY 🧚

It is safe to call this function from any thread. yes bestie, ANY thread 🌈 go off, no locks needed, we love a chill function 💜

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🎀 AVAILABILITY 🎀

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on anything older, sorry babe, no camera names for you 🙈

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• SDL_GetCameras(3) — the icon herself, go peep the full list of cameras 👑

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